New Holland T 5040 or SAME Golden 85 Compatto (SAME)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the New Holland T 5040: hydraulic flow.
- The New Holland T 5040 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 95% (32.2 L/min / 8.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | T 5040 | Golden 85 Compatto | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 56.4 kW (75.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 56.3 kW (75.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the T 5040 and the Golden 85 Compatto. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the T 5040 and the Golden 85 Compatto. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 66.0 L/min (17.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 33.8 L/min (8.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | AheadThe New Holland T 5040 has 95% more hydraulic flow (32.2 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the SAME Golden 85 Compatto (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,800 kg (10,582 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 1,712 kg (3,774 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the T 5040: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040”); the Golden 85 Compatto: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,805 kg (8,389 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 2,510 kg (5,534 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The New Holland T 5040 is 52% heavier (1,295 kg / 2,855 lb) than the SAME Golden 85 Compatto (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 6,200 kg (13,669 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Golden 85 Compatto. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 16 to 45Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | Sources disagreeNo call on forward gears: sources disagree on the figure for the Golden 85 Compatto. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the T 5040 and the Golden 85 Compatto. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/540E/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 540/1000 rpmOECD test report 1839, 1999 | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto”; OECD test report 1839, 1999 | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2008–2012 | 1998–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The New Holland T 5040 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The New Holland T 5040 has 95% more hydraulic flow (32.2 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the SAME Golden 85 Compatto (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The New Holland T 5040 is 52% heavier (1,295 kg / 2,855 lb) than the SAME Golden 85 Compatto (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The New Holland T 5040 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the T 5040: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland T5040”); the Golden 85 Compatto: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Golden 85 Compatto”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No call on forward gears: sources disagree on the figure for the Golden 85 Compatto.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources